HOUTHI BALLISTIC MISSILES INTERCEPTED ABOVE RIYADH, JAZAN: SAUDI ARABIA

A photo distributed by the Houthi Military Media Unit shows the launch by Houthi forces of a ballistic missile aimed at Saudi Arabia on March 25, 2018 (Reuters)

Sun 29 March 2020:

The Royal Saudi Air Defense Forces intercepted and destroyed two ballistic missiles launched by the Houthi militia in Yemen at 11:23 p.m. local time on Saturday toward civilian targets in the cities of Riyadh and Jazan, the Arab Coalition confirms in a statement.

Arab Coalition Spokesperson Colonel Al-Maliki said that the two ballistic missiles were launched toward the cities of Riyadh and Jazan, and that there were no deaths or injuries reported as a result of the attack.

Two civilians were slightly injured by falling debris from an intercepted missile as it exploded in mid-air over residential districts in Riyadh, a spokesperson for Saudi Arabia’s Civil Defense confirmed in a statement.

The strikes are the latest Houthi attack against Saudi Arabia, following sporadic missile attacks on various Saudi Arabian locations including Abha airport. The Iran-backed Houthi militia is fighting against the UN-recognized government, backed by Saudi Arabia and the Arab Coalition, for control of Yemen. Southern separatists are also a major faction in the conflict, which has killed over 100,000 people since the Houthis swept south and took control of vast swaths of Yemen including the capital Sanaa in 2015.

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